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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

One wacky Wednesday

Okay, today was a bit…what’s the word I’m looking for here…off?Felt like the stars were not aligned
right.Nothing BAD happened it was just
one of those slightly off kilter kind of days.Some members of Van 6 got a little psyched out this morning prior to our
hike at Stunt Trail which meant the hike did not meet its full potential…at
all.I mean, parts of this trail were
less like hiking and more like rock climbing so this should’ve been off the
charts but instead I burned half the calories I usually do on hikes.I had so much energy that I ran the last mile
to the van on the way back with my hike guide, Joseph, then we doubled back to
meet up with the rest of the group and walk with them to the van.Yeah, generally by the end of a hike I just
want to collapse into a sweaty pool of mush.Today I wanted to go back up the 2nd tallest peak in the
Santa Monica Mountain range over and over just so I could get my burn on. Very glad I was running though so that I didn't notice the snake on the trail that everyone else came across as they made their way down. That may have caused a major freakout on my part. Regardless, it was a beautiful hike and had
some great views.Pictures below.Unfortunately on the way back to the resort, one
of our members had a bout with motion sickness. Cool for us we had to pull the van over right
in front of the house where they film “The Bachelor”.

When we returned I knew I had some major calorie burn to
make up for.Now, I’m not sure if I told
you how the classes and trainers schedule works out here.Rarely do you have the same trainer for any
two classes in one day.This gives you a
lot of variety and keeps you on your toes.Well, today somehow I ended up with John for four hours straight.Don’t get me wrong, I love John! It was just
weird to be with the same trainer for circuit, lunch, the bonus step class and
then for my 2:15 pool class.Ah, pool
class. You got me today you little devil,
you.I wore a different bathing suit to
class today.My others were still
slightly damp from four pool classes in 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday.Today’s suit was a tankini thing that is two pieces.One is the bottom and the top looks like a
tank top.I’m a big fan of one pieces
but again, options were limited today.So,
neither piece was quit long enough to stay tucked into the other like I would’ve
preferred while I swam around the pool.Fine, people could see my iridescent white chubbies, aka muffin top,
hanging out.Big deal. I am at fat camp, right? John had us partner
up for chariot races with another person and two pool noodles.We have to do 6 down and backs like
this.As I’m running back the final leg
of the race with all my might, my bottoms fall down…like mid-thigh down.So I’m trying to run through the pool, pull
up my shorts, and hold onto two noodles all while pulling my partner through
the water to win this race.She starts
screaming at me to keep running and I yell back at her that my pants have
fallen off and she needs to stop screaming at me or else! It’s a really good
thing I don’t embarrass too easily.Pool
was followed by kickboxing class where one of the instructors was messing
around with me and accidentally smacked my glove into my face and I bit my
lip.Luckily nothing weird happened in
Mountain that I can recall at this point in my delirium but I did break a
personal record when we hit level 12 of the cardio mountain by having a
resistance of 24, incline of 14 and maintaining 140+ strides per minute.Did I mention I’ve gone from doing my
treadmill sprints at a 5.5 to a 7.5?That
may not sound very fast to a normal runner but to me, it’s like having jet
engines strapped to my little Flintstone legs.Every day I push to prove to my body it can go just a little bit
further.It fits well with my
personality to always be right so I’m glad that my body is finally listening.

Even though my day was a bit wacky, I’m still smiling
because it’s just another great day in the books.They say all it takes is all you got…and that’s
what I’m giving 24/7 out here at Fitness Ridge.I can’t wait to see what tomorrow will bring.Whatever it is, I’m ready.

**The 2nd to last picture is the view from the top. That light gray? Yeah, not smog, that's the ocean. Nice view, aye? :)